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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?
(a) He froze to death working in the fields of his farm.
(b) He was murdered by theives.
(c) He froze to death while traveling to get his bride a nice wedding dress.
(d) He died at sea.

2. From what port in France did Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother sail from the year before the opening of the novel?
(a) Arles.
(b) Calais.
(c) Le Havre.
(d) Bordeaux.

3. What is a dory?
(a) A tool.
(b) A large ship.
(c) A small boat.
(d) A bird.

4. What does Aunt Hespa boil in milk to help cure health complaints?
(a) Sheep laurel petals.
(b) Mullein leaves.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Bayberry leaves.

5. How many children do the Sargents have?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marguerite quickly learn a bound-out girl is not expected to hold?

2. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?

3. In what year does the novel begin?

4. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?

5. What business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?

(see the answer key)

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